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Syrian President Bashar Assad (center) addresses supporters Jan. 11, 2012, during a rally at a central square in Damascus, Syria. (Associated Press)
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Angry youths protest Jan. 12, 2012, in Lagos, Nigeria, on the fourth day of a nationwide strike following the removal of a fuel subsidy by the government. A union representing 20,000 oil and gas workers threatened to shut down all production. (Associated Press)
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In this undated photo released Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, in Tokyo by the Korea News Service, North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un, right, inspects the Pyongyang Folk Park under construction in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination at the Hall at Senate’s End in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Mitt Romney celebrates with supporters, his wife, Ann, and five sons at Tuesday's victory party in New Hampshire. A survey with no church ties found that 56 percent of Mormons think the country is "ready" to consider a member of their faith as president. (Associated Press)
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Washington Capitals left wing Matt Hendricks (26) fights with Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Craig Adams (27) during the first period of an NHL game, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Robert Griffin III is expected to land with the Washington Redskins at the No. 2 pick in the NFL draft. (Associated Press)
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Washington Capitals goalie Tomas Vokoun (29) defends the goal against Pittsburgh Penguins center Tyler Kennedy (48) during the third period of an NHL game, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in Washington. The Capitals won 1-0. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and South Carolina Gov. Nikki R. Haley campaign at the Hall at Senate's End in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday. Mr. Romney took aim at President Obama on the stump, saying he is in "over his head." (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney boards his campaign plane Wednesday in Bedford, Mass., heading for South Carolina, site of the next primary contest on Jan. 21. His strong stance against illegal immigration dovetails with South Carolina's tough new law. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Richard L. Saslaw (left) is sworn in with the rest of the Virginia Senate on the first day of the 2012 General Assembly session. Not long after, Mr. Saslaw, Fairfax Democrat, was involved in the back-and-forth with Republicans about divisions of power caused by the 20-20 split in the upper chamber. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Families of Virginia state senators watch the goings-on in the Capitol before the start Wednesday of the 60-day General Assembly session. Republicans, as promised, took control of legislative matters with the help of Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling's tie-breaking vote. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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In a gesture of interparty collegiality, Sen. Thomas K. Norment Jr., James City Republican, kisses Sen. Janet Howell, Fairfax Democrat, before the interparty disagreements began on opening day.
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling gavels the start of the Senate's annual session at the Capitol in Richmond. He later cast a disputed tiebreaking vote on party control of legislative committees.
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry's down-home cachet could play well in South Carolina, like it does at this campaign stop at Fatz Cafe in Gaffney. (Perry campaign photo)
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This image released by CBS News Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, shows Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on "Face the Nation" in Washington. McCain discussed his endorsement of Mitt Romney and the 2012 presidential campaign. (AP Photo/CBS News, Chris Usher)
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The sun sets behind St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague in 2009. The Czech Republic's coalition government has OK'd a plan to compensate religious organizations for property seized by the former Czechoslovakia's communist regime. (Associated Press)
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French television cameraman Gilles Jacquier, seen at an unknown location in an undated photo, was killed Wednesday in Homs, Syria, when a group on an official media trip was hit by grenades that also killed several Syrian civilians. (Associated Press)
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Angry youths protest on the third day of nationwide strike following the removal of a fuel subsidy by the government in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012.Nigeria's government is warning that a paralyzing national strike risks "anarchy" in the oil-rich nation, as demonstrations over spiraling fuel prices and government corruption entered their third day Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Youths in Lagos, Nigeria, take to the street Wednesday, the third day of a nationwide strike called "Occupy Nigeria" following removal of a more-than-two-decade-old fuel subsidy. At least 10 people have been killed in demonstrations over rising fuel prices and government corruption. The national government warned of "anarchy." (Associated Press)
